Born in Washington, D.C. watching the city transition I had to find options to stay out of trouble. I always expressed an interest in art and sports. I couldn't draw at all I only was drawing stick figures and one day at the library I found a book on how to draw cartoons. I learned and developed my own vision of cartoons on paper then clothing. Wanting to improve on this blessing. I began to work with different medians such as sand, glass, beads, acrylics, foam to create puppets, beautiful fun canvas art.
My artworks combine tradition and innovation, creating interactive art that transcends all boundaries. My work combines the elegance of wood with digital kinetic art, inviting viewers to experience art through multiple senses. As an expatriate adjusting to a new home while embracing my cultural roots, I find meaning and clarity in the complex role of life. My art goes beyond static sculptures, blending between wood and technology. Motors, sensors and augmented reality (AR) converge in my works, creating vivid stories in which nature, mechanics and digital realms come together.
From rapper to aspiring mogul, Milly (the man with many last names) Vanderwood.. born 'Mark S. Clarke Jr. in Baltimore, MD on the 17th day of December, likes being behind the scenes more than in the spotlight. He grew up idolizing folks like.. Sean Combs, Dame Dash, Master P, Jay Z, Kevin Liles, Russell Simmons and many others. He always wanted to follow in the footsteps of people like that. There was a time when he wanted to be a wrestler.. but at the age of 12, he began rapping...
Started Blacksmithing in 2004 with the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland located in Carroll County at the Carroll County Farm Museum and head blacksmith at the 1797 Union Mills Shriver Homestead in Union Mills outside of Westminster, MD. in 2005 till 2021. Started Wood Working in 2012 with the Mid Maryland Woodturners club.